The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has officially entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) of Saudi Arabia, aimed at fostering future collaborative initiatives in their shared sector.
Established in 1997 through an Act of India’s Parliament, TRAI is tasked with creating an environment conducive to the growth of India’s telecommunications, enabling the nation to assume a prominent role in the evolving global information society.
This MoU with Saudi Arabia further marks TRAI’s 20th bilateral agreement worldwide, aimed at enhancing cooperation between India and the Gulf region in the telecommunications sphere.
Vandana Sethi, TRAI’s advisor on International Relations, remarked that the MoU “formalizes the enduring bilateral ties” between India and Saudi Arabia regarding communications regulation.
Additionally, the agreement was signed during the opening session of a one-day international conference for telecom regulators, hosted by TRAI.
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In a message delivered to the conference, India’s Minister for Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, highlighted that the advancement of non-terrestrial networks will “open new avenues, broadening the scope of communication technologies and contributing to our shared journey towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs).”
Moreover, the theme of the conference focuses on “Emerging Trends in Regulation” and featured the attendance of Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
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